they were the first to see the flames. kwwl's kristin rogers spoke to the family today and was able to actually take a look inside the home. kristin what was it like. absolute devistation. no one was home at the time, but the family has three children. aside from losing their belongings, all of their christmas presents are now gone as well.... destroyed... (cg: kristin rogers) "from the outside it doesn't appear inside is a different story." a hiawatha ambulance crew in the neighborhood for a medical call notice it first... (cg: juju smith/ paramedic & firefighter) "all of the sudden i look over and i saw this trailor that had smoke (cg: caleb fairlie/ firefighter & emt) "we kept banging on doors banging on windows making sure no one was inside." "it's chilly isn't it?" "it's so cold." with emergency crews already in the neighborhood, a firetruck arrived within minutes. (cg: robert butler/ homeowner) "i guess if you'd like to call it a twist of fate

gonna go from here." presents destroyed... their art now chared still hangs on the fridge. it's a scene the family says they will not show their kids, (cg: robert butler/ homeowner) "it's better for them just to have the memories that they do have already,, the ones where it's with the walls painted and everything bright and not like this." the family tells me they do not know what they are going to do next. but they have been staying with family and will be in a hotel the next couple of nights trying to figure out what happens next.... we've got you covered, kristin rogers...kwwl news. fire crews say the fire started in one of the children's bedrooms, the homeowner believes it was most likely electrical... the family has set up a go fund me page, we will have a link to it's a cold day here in eastern iowa - let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark

all. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it was nice to see the sun today combined with the wind and your wind chills fall into the flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare for wind chills in the teens most of the day. saturday warms into the low 30s with sunshine. sunday turns windy again pushing highs into the mid 40s. during the afternoon a few light rain showers are possible.it was nice to see the sun today after the clouds cleared. the sky remains mostly clear tonight. lows in the teens combined with the wind and your wind chills fall into the single digits. friday few flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare for wind chills in the teens most of the day. saturday warms into the low 30s with sunshine. sunday turns windy again pushing highs into the mid 40s. during

involved in a shoot out. the shoot out happened in the 600 block of linn street in waterloo earlier today. police respond to a call of shots fired just before noon. kwwl's jessica hartman was on police tell me - - people in a car and van fired multiple shots at each other before speeding off. here was the scene earlier today - - officers searching the area and finding several bullet casings. here you can see investigators marking a bullet hole in a backyard fence. the tri-county head start day care - - was on lock down during the incident. kentavia william's niece attends the school and she is frustrated by what she calls sensless violence.z "they are coming over here everyday to come try and learn and enjoy themselves. they have all this commotion and noice going on. bullets don't have no name so imagine if it had hit the wrong person."

there were no victims of stray bullets in this case. - - but the voilence needs to stop. at this point police do not know if anyone involved in the shoot out was injured. they are still working to identify the people involved. we've got you covered live in the newsroom...jessica hartman kwwl news. the tri-county head start said although the shooting happened during a time when children were coming and going - - their lock midamerican energy crews determined a gas leak lead to 10 mobile homes being evacuated was caused by a gas stove that was unhooked. a spokesperson with the company says no one was in the home crews are venting out the property. they also determined gas levels are at a safe level. no injuries were reported from the leak. someone is slashing tires...and

behind it all. over the past few weeks, multiple people have reported to waterloo police their tires have been cut. kwwls olivia mancino talking to a victim of this..she joins us now live sifting through police reports, it really is strange how random the damage is.. nearly a dozen acts of this vandalism have been reported all around the city, some at homes, others at businesses most recently at bj's bar in waterloo... two regulars at this bar have recently stepped forward saying their tires have been slashed ray pavelec says he was able to drive his car home from the bar, but when he got home it was deflated. thats when he knew he had a problem 'im glad i got it fixed, but i had to get a new tire...and that didn't make me too happy" and just across the street from bjs... the vgm group was having a holiday party in the electric park ballroom employees there say two people at their party had their tires cut as well

this incident.. police havent arrested anyone so police are advising to check your tires before you drive.. make sure you don't drive on a punctured tire because that could cause a lot of safety issues wweve got you covered live in the newsroom olivia mancino kwwl news...kwwl news. if you think you've seen anything or know anything about these incidents, please call police police arrest a man for allegedly stabbing his roommate after an argument about dirty dishes. the stabbing took place wednesday night at the east grand avenue apartments in des moines. when police arrived, they found a man with a stab wound to his lower back. the alleged stabber told police he stabbed his roommate in self- defense the victim was treated at a hospital for the non-life- threatening injury. more protests on the university of iowa -- once again, targeting president bruce harreld after controversial comments he is accused of making.

lecturers should be shot. protestors said those comments are unacceptable... even when meant rhetorically... considering recent events in america. (rachel walerstein/protestor) "suggesting violence at this of ways against so many people, it's just like the worst contextual moment to make such off the cuff remarks." protestors also staged what they called a performance peice to make their point... in which one student dressed as harreld himself. decision 2016... presidential candidate marco rubio took his feud with rival ted cruz to the campaign trail each candidate accused the other of intentionally misrepresenting their past views on how to handle undocumented immigrants currently in the u- s. rubio today flatly said that cruz has "not told the truth" about his past positions on a legalization

and here's a live look at doctor ben carson's town hall event in spencer. the event is being held at the maintenance hanger at the northwest iowa regional airport. carson was originally scheduled to appear in spencer november 20 but was forced to reschedule following heavy snow fall. doors are already open and the meeting kicks off at seven. and ohio governor john kasich was in ankeny wednesday where a woman asked him to describe a life event that shaped his values as a person. kasich explained it was the death of his mother and father, who were killed by a drunk driver. currently kasich is holding a town hall event in waterloo. the event is being held in the waterloo center for the arts. two iowans are honored today after saving a man from house fire last year. cory simonson and matthew tranel are two of 24 people honored with carnegie hero medals. they saved a man whose wheelchair got stuck while inside a house fire

the medal is given to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. coming up on kwwl, as many fans gear up to see the new star wars and - if you're going to see the movie tonight in costume, there are rules for what you can wear in the theaters. stay tuned to find out what those are. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman.

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starting to re-open in the cedar valley after being closed for flooding. the city of waterloo re-opened all previously closed streets with the exception of fletcher avenue between highway 63 and university avenue and ranchero road. updated information regarding these closures will be announced once flooding subsides. "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it was nice to see the sun today after the clouds cleared. the wind chills fall into the single digits. friday is still forecast to be the coldest day of the next seven. a few flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare for wind chills in the teens most of the day. saturday warms into the low 30s with sunshine. sunday turns windy

mid 40s. during the afternoon a few light rain showers are possible.it was nice to see the sun today after the clouds cleared. the sky remains mostly clear tonight. lows in the teens combined with the wind and your wind chills fall into the single digits. friday is still forecast to be the coldest day of the next seven. a few flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare for wind chills in the teens most of the day. saturday warms into the low 30s with sunshine. sunday turns windy again pushing highs into the mid 40s. during the afternoon a few light rain showers are possible.it was nice to see the sun today after the clouds cleared. the sky remains mostly clear tonight. friday is still forecast to be the coldest day of the next seven. a few flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare for wind chills in the teens most of the day. saturday

sunshine. sunday turns windy again pushing highs into the mid 40s. during the afternoon a few light rain showers are possible.it was nice to see the sun today after the clouds cleared. the sky remains mostly clear tonight. lows in the teens combined with the wind and your wind chills fall into the single digits. friday is still forecast to be the coldest day of the next seven. a few flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare for wind chills in the teens most of the day. saturday warms into the low 30s with sunshine. sunday turns windy again pushing highs into the mid 40s. during the afternoon a few light rain showers are possible.it was nice to see the sun today after the clouds cleared. the sky remains mostly clear tonight. lows in the teens combined with the wind and your wind next seven. a few flurries are possible otherwise we will have sunshine and gusty wind. prepare

teens most of the day. saturday warms into the low 30s with here in eastern iowa to see the first showings of the stars movie.... among those in the crowd will be super fan robert rodgers. he's such a big fan of star "first time enjoy it it's going be take everything in and the second time is to really relax robert also named his son and daughter after two of his favorite characters in the series. and in less than an hour -- star wars fans will sit down to embrace episode seven.

live from crossroads theater -- where fans are lining up. mac? with more than 25 showings here at the crossroads theater -- cinema workers say they should a to accomodate everyone lining up to watch the new movie. some people say they plan to watch early star wars showings at crossroads theater -- sold out. (nats... swiping) star wars fan -- mike sprague -- says he feels lucky "the line is going to be terrible for the 8 o'clock show as well. so, i knew there would be a lot tickets, and i would surprisee my wife." "due to the amount of people expected to attend the showing of the star wars movie, waterloo police say they intend to have police officers patrolling the area, just in case something happens." "i'm sure there will be quite a crowd of people dressed up in full costumes to come to the show." mike's daughter sarah -- recently started watching the star wars

forward to some of the costumes -- despite a longer wait. "it's actually fun to wait in and excited to be here. so, as a reminder -- here at crossroads -- the movie kicks off at seven o- clock and showings go as late as four in the morning. workers say tickets are still available for later showings. prices start at seven bucks -- and go up to nearly 14. we've got you covered live in waterloo -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. according to cinema workers -- masks and lightsabers will not be allowed in the theater during each showing. coming up... big interstatre rival game this

iowa state cyclones face off in the big four classic. and the iowa hawkeys taking on drake in des moines looking to "now, kwwl sports." anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible

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good evening, i'm zach grant. theres a big basketball tournament this weekend in the state of iowa... the big four classic in des moines pins the uni pantheres vs the iowa state cyclones and the iowa hawkeyes vs the drake bulldogs. well start with the panthers taking on iowa state the cylcones fresh off that come from behind win against the iowa hawkeyes are looking to become the undesputed champs of the state, but theyll have to do so without guard naz me-true long. the uni panthers are 6-3 but taking down a top 5 team is nothing new for the

beat the then number one north carolina tar heels. however slowing down the cyclone offense will be no easy task.... but the panthers feel theyre up to the challenge. "for me and for our program we've known for a long time now but were gonna play the way we play were gonna push the ball in the open floor and look to get shots... so well play the way we play." "it's gonna come down to the half court so i think if we do those things we'll be scheduled for 6 o clock. the early game has the iowa there last three. a bright spot so far for the bulldogs has been sophomore guard reed timmer has averaging 19 points per game

career high 30 against depaul. they hawkeyes will play their first game since blowing a 20 point lead against the cyclones fran mccaffery doesnt think his "i look at the situation its the next game on our schedule we have to play well we want to get better. we're playing a really or you lose you gotta move on." "we're coming with the mindset we need to get better we need to improve in those situations, those late game situations ya know we've lost a couple close games this season. i think were gonna get better and better as the season proegresses." the hawkeyes and the bulldogs their the first game of the big four

2wins made an appearance on our kwwl news at noon. take a listen. (8 seconds of nats) as you can see, they are known

their high energy concerts. the group is now touring the country taking part in music competitions, and playing for thousands of people if you want to watch them live, the group will be performing in independence tomorrow and at the oster regent theater saturday and sunday. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg for